Chen Nan pulled Jian Ning into his embrace.
Then.
He kissed her under Dong Haoze's enraged gaze.
"You're messing around again!" Jian Ning's face turned red with embarrassment.
Boom!
Dong Haoze's scalp tingled.
He hadn't believed the relationship between Chen Nan and Jian Ning.
But now.
Jian Ning's shy expression had already proven they were lovers.
Dong Haoze suppressed his anger: "Sister Ning'er, I don't know who this guy is, but I feel he doesn't deserve you."
"In my eyes, he's just a poor nobody, his entire outfit not worth five hundred yuan."
"How can such a person be worthy of you?"
"Your monthly allowance is more than he earns in a year, you two being together is definitely not suitable."
"I don't know if he's been sweet-talking you, but I hope you'll seriously consider your feelings."
"Don't let yourself be deceived and end up losing both love and money."
Chen Nan wore a smug grin: "Who do you think you are? What business is it of yours? What right do you have to interfere in our relationship?"
"You..."
Dong Haoze's face darkened.
"Brother Nan, let's ignore him." Jian Ning acted coy, linking her arm with Chen Nan's as they walked away.
"Damn it!"
Dong Haoze was furious, feeling like he had swallowed a fly – unable to swallow it down or spit it out, it was stuck in his throat, making him feel extremely nauseous.
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"I didn't expect you to have so many admirers!"
Chen Nan said with a smile.
Jian Ning replied proudly, "Need you ask?"
Chen Nan didn't deny it.
Jian Ning had been a top student and a campus beauty in school.
She had countless accolades.
Even back in school, she had many suitors.
At the craziest times, she received over ten catties of love letters in a single week!
That was an absolutely terrifying number.
To be able to win her over.
Chen Nan felt a sense of accomplishment.
But just then.
Chen Nan unexpectedly noticed that Dong Haoze had set his sights on the raw jade he had previously chosen.
At this moment.
He understood what it meant to be successful in love but unlucky in gambling.
He had planned to use his initial hundred thousand yuan to buy a piece of raw jade, sell it for a profit after cutting, and then buy that particular piece once he had earned eight hundred thousand yuan.
And now...
Everything was gone!
Damn it!
If he had known there would be such a roadblock, he should have asked Jian Ning for some money to buy that piece of jade earlier.
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"Young Master Dong is truly generous, actually buying this eighty-thousand-yuan piece of jade."
"I have a premonition that this piece will yield a great profit after cutting!"
"Nonsense, this piece already has a window opened, and you can clearly see the lustrous jade inside. It's guaranteed to be a big hit!"
"Alas, I have no money. If I did, I would have bought this piece earlier!"
"This piece of jade is destined not to be something ordinary people can try their luck with. We don't have the fate for it!"
The news of Dong Haoze buying the raw jade quickly spread.
It instantly became the focus of the entire venue.
Dong Haoze's lips curled into a slight smile, his demeanor nonchalant: "A mere eighty thousand yuan, it's just a fraction of my monthly allowance, no big deal."
As he said this, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Nan, a flicker of disdain in his eyes.
The crowd marveled.
Everyone knew the Dong family was wealthy,
But no one had expected that a descendant of the Dong family would have a monthly allowance as high as a million yuan.
"Young Master Dong, do you want this piece cut?" Jia Jun asked with a chuckle.
Dong Haoze replied, "Cut it."
Jia Jun instructed someone to carry the stone to the cutting machine.
A moment later, the cutting machine emitted a piercing sound.
Everyone gathered around, awaiting the result.
Chen Nan and Jian Ning also approached.
He wasn't just there to watch the spectacle.
He wanted to test the accuracy of his Qi observation technique.
About three minutes later, the stone was cut in half.
At this moment.
The atmosphere in the venue became heavy and tense.
When the workers rinsed the cut surface with water, a wave of regret swept through the crowd.
"I really didn't expect this piece to look so good, only for it to be rotten inside."
"Yeah, I thought we'd get some top-grade jade out of it."
"This is what people call 'one cut to poverty, one cut to riches, one cut to rags!'"
"Even immortals can't predict the value of jade. Even though this piece had a window, until it's actually cut, who knows what material is inside?"
People chattered amongst themselves.
Dong Haoze's mood was grim.
But with so many people present,
Especially in front of Jian Ning and Chen Nan, he couldn't show any hint of disappointment.
Instead, he appeared calm: "A mere eighty thousand yuan, it's nothing!"
Jia Jun said by his side, "Young Master Dong, although this piece didn't yield any jade, if you sell it now, you can still get tens of thousands of yuan for it."
This piece of jade had only been divided in two, and there was still potential for a gamble.
After all, no one knew which part might yield jade.
Chen Nan's eyebrows twitched.
If Dong Haoze wanted to sell this piece now, he had to buy it no matter what.
After all.
The lower half of the raw jade contained jade, and its quality should be quite high.
Dong Haoze snorted, "Tens of thousands of yuan is just trivial for me, continue cutting."
Jia Jun nodded slightly and said to the workers, "Keep cutting, start by dividing the upper parts first!"
"Yes!"
The workers began the process of understanding the stone.
Chen Nan waited anxiously by the side.
It didn't matter how the upper part of the stone was cut, even if it was all cut open, it wouldn't yield any jade except for that sliver of green from the window at the top.
It was the lower part, however.
That contained a considerable amount of jade.
As time passed, the upper piece of raw jade was divided into over a dozen slabs, each ten centimeters thick.
Regrettably, there was no jade inside.
"Continue cutting!"
Dong Haoze's expression was blank.
Not cutting out any jade was beyond his expectations.
After all, he had examined this piece for a long time.
But now that it had come to this, he had no choice but to continue cutting.
Selling it now would only diminish his prestige.
"Yes!"
The master cutter immediately began his operation.
Chen Nan sighed when he saw this.
This damn guy was getting a huge bargain!
If they continued cutting downwards, they would definitely make a fortune.
"Wait!"
Just as the cutting machine started, Dong Haoze suddenly stopped the cutting and fixed his gaze on Chen Nan, a playful glint in his eyes: "Young brother, you wanted to come and see the world, right? In that case, I'll give this piece of jade to you!"
"After all, with your financial means, you couldn't afford the raw jade here."
Insult!
Blatant insult!
Dong Haoze intended to humiliate Chen Nan with this act.
Chen Nan's heart rejoiced, but he maintained a calm facade: "What if this piece cuts out top-grade jade, will you go back on your word?"
"Heh, are you questioning my ability?" Dong Haoze sneered, "With so many people present today, since I'm giving it to you, I naturally won't go back on my word, no matter what."
Chen Nan's lips curved upwards: "Can your words be trusted?"